basketball hall of fame

Chapter 94 The Lakers Advance to the Finals, Preview of the Finals

An old family is like a treasure, the Spurs have Horry, and the Lakers have Lao Yu. The defense of the two can no longer keep up with each other's footsteps, but the offensive end can still be a fatal blow.

The Zen master requested a timeout, and there was one minute left in the game.

Back from the timeout, Finley replaced Parker.

The Lakers have possession of the ball, and Laoyu advances with the ball. He passes to Gasol at the free throw line at the top of the arc. Gasol supports with the ball. Kobe and Li Kang run without the ball. The position opened up space, Ariza gave Kobe an off-ball screen, Ginobili and Bowen continued to chase and defend the two, and after the screen, Finley went to make up defense to prevent Kobe from receiving the ball.

The Spurs focused on Kobe and Li Kang and missed Lao Yu again. Seeing this, Gasol immediately passed to the open Lao Yu. Lao Yu caught the ball and shot a three-pointer. The ball crossed a perfect arc and entered the net , Killing the game, 88:100, the Lakers continued to expand their lead.

Ginobili quickly advanced with the ball, Ariza led the defense, went to the top of the arc and passed to Duncan at the basket, Duncan caught the ball and forced Gasol to hit, 90:100, the Spurs narrowed the point difference to 10 point.

In the last 20 seconds, the Lakers attacked, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, marched to the top of the arc and waited for the time to run out. The referee whistled and the game ended.

90:100, the Lakers beat the Spurs by 10 points, the series scored 4:1, and the Lakers advanced to the finals with their heads held high.

The Staples Center was boiling, and the Lakers reached the Finals again. This is something the fans have been waiting for for a long time. The audience cheered and the ribbons flew all over the sky!

……

The Zen master and Popovich shook hands and greeted each other!

Kobe and Duncan hug each other tightly and bless each other!

Gasol and Ginobili embrace and send blessings to each other!

Kobe and Parker hugged and greeted each other!

Players from both teams hugged and wished each other well!

……

Duncan scored 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks; Ginobili 25 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals; Parker 19 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists; Horry had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 three-pointers; Udoka had 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and Finley had 2 points.

Li Kang scored a game-high 40 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 5 blocks; Kobe 32 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals; Gasol 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks; Lao Yu 6 points, hit 2 three-pointers; Odom 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, Ariza 5 points, 3 rebounds.

……

Guidance Zhang: "Li Fuxing performed well, scored a game-high 40 points, and blocked 5 shots. Both offense and defense are at the dominant level."

Teacher Xu: "The Lakers finally entered the Finals again, and Li Kang's performance is getting better and better!"

Teacher Yang: "At the critical moment, Kobe and Li Kang took Parker alone in a row. The striker combination is the advantage of the Lakers. Kobe and Li Kang beat both offensive and defensive ends."

……

Fan a: "Congratulations to the Lakers for advancing to the Finals, Li Kang is awesome!"

Fan b: "If it wasn't for Bowen's stepping and Li Kang's injury, the Lakers would have swept the Spurs and advanced to the Finals with a high probability!"

Fan c: "Kobe, Li Kang and Pau Gasol's trio work together seamlessly, both offensively and defensively are dominant, the Lakers are champions!"

……

In front of a TV series in a college cafeteria in China, a group of boys cheered. Kobe was their youth, and the Lakers entered the finals again. This feeling is so good!

……

After the game, Li Kang was interviewed by ESPN reporter,

ESPN reporter: "Lee, congratulations to the Lakers for entering the Finals again. How did you do all this?"

Li Kang: "The Spurs have caused us a lot of trouble as the defending champions. The combination of Popovich and GDP is a perfect match. The inside line was almost blown by Duncan alone, so we had to double-team him. After double-teaming, the Spurs' pitchers , Horry, Ginobili and others made three-pointers, and the outside rotation was severely tested. In the end, our teamwork and unlimited defenses limited the Spurs' offense."

ESPN reporter: "Because of the ankle injury, you missed two games. How did you recover from the injury and maintain the state?"

Li Kang: "I have been recuperating since my ankle was injured, maybe because I have a better physique and recover quickly.

Before the start of the game, my teammates encouraged me to take more shots, especially when Kobe let me lead the offense in the game. He gave up a lot of ball possessions, so I can have a good game state. "

ESPN reporter: "Now the Lakers have entered the Finals, but the Eastern Conference has not yet decided the winner. Which team do you think will enter the Finals and become your opponent?"

Li Kang: "There is no doubt that the Boston Celtics will be our opponents!"

espn: "Really? Then we'll see!"

Li Kang: "Of course, the whole world is looking forward to the replay of the Yellow-Green War!"

……

Kobe, Li Kang, and Gasol returned to the locker room together.

Back in the locker room, the entire Lakers team raised their arms, cheered together, and shouted: "1, 2, 3, come on, Lakers, the Lakers are the championship!"

……

Ding! !Congratulations to the host for entering the finals for the first time, and a total of 1 system coins have been rewarded.

System currency balance: 30000, system point balance: 27

……

Later, all the staff of the Lakers participated in the Western Conference Championship Award Ceremony together. Everyone was in high spirits, except Kobe and Zen Master who were expressionless.

The division championship is not the end. The two have experienced too many such scenes, and the tradition of the Lakers is not to hang the division championship banner. Staples Center now has 14 championship banners.

……

The host awarded the division championship trophy to the Lakers, and Gasol held up the trophy high. This was his first time, and it was also the first time for many people, including Li Kang.

……

The host glanced at the expressionless Kobe and said, "Kobe, don't you look very happy?"

Kobe: "The game is not over, the task has not been completed, what is there to be happy about!"

Host: "That's right, it's time to celebrate after the finals, so who do you think will be your opponent?"

Kobe: "The Boston Celtics will win in the end. We will go to the North Shore Garden Arena to play the first game of the finals."

……

Then Kobe, Li Kang, and Gasol left the awards ceremony together.

Kobe: "Lee, you did a good job today, keep working hard, we are still four games away!"

Li Kang: "Boss, don't worry, we will bring the victory back to Los Angeles."

Kobe Bryant: "Going to the finals is not easy. We have to go all out and come back to Staples Center with at least one victory.

Li Kang and Gasol nodded emphatically, motioning for everyone to work together!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like